Guilty Gear X: Advance Edition
(LAST UPDATE: 7/9/07)

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General: The Gameboy Advance Edition of Guilty Gear X features smaller, more condensed sprites, but gameplay very close to the original; offering a unique experience for a handheld fighter.

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   The standard gameplay elements like Overdrive Attacks, Roman Cancels, Instant Kills, Dead Angle Attacks, and Tech Hits are all present in the GBA version of Guilty Gear. It's definitely one of the most advanced fighters to come out for the GameBoy Advance. Once again, the characters are a bit on the small side, but still move around fairly well, even though they seem to have lost quite a few frames of animation. The music and sound effects also don't compare to the original, and some of the BGM's end up being quite annoying.

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   GGX: Advance includes Arcade Mode, VS Mode, Training Mode, Survival Mode, and even a cool Color Edit Mode! There's even a 3 on 3 mode (KOF style) and Tag Team mode, something completely new to the series. The tag mode is a bit glitchy, as your character is instantly replaced with your partner as soon as you "tag." Fireballs also mysteriously disappear when you tag, so the tag system definitely lacks when compared to other games using the tag element. The 3 on 3 mode is more satisfying, allowing you to select a team of 3 members and have them duke it out one by one.

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Manufacturer: Atlus
Platforms: Gameboy Advance
Release: 2002
Characters: Sol Badguy, Ky Kiske, Millia, Chipp, May, Jam, Johnny, Baiken, Potemkin, Dr. Baldhead, Axel, Anji, Venom, Dizzy, Testament, Zato-1
Related Games: Guilty Gear, Guilty Gear X, Guilty Gear XX, Guilty Gear X2 #Reload, Guilty Gear XX Slash, Guilty Gear Isuka, Guilty Gear Judgement, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core, Blazblue, Hokuto No Ken, Sengoku Basara X
 
Gameplay Engine
6.5 / 10
Story / Theme
8 / 10
Overall Graphics
7.5 / 10
Animation
6.5 / 10
Music / Sound Effects
5 / 10
Innovation / Creativity
7.5 / 10
Customization / Options
 8 / 10
Intro / Presentation
7.5 / 10
Replayability / Fun
 7 / 10
"Ouch" Factor
5.5 / 10
Characters
 9 / 10
Overall Score
7.5 / 10

Closing Comment: GGX: Advance is one of the best fighting games you can get on the GBA, besides SFA: Upper... And was the only way to play Guilty Gear on a handheld, that is, until Guilty Gear: Judgement came out for the PSP. ~F.Yagami, Webmaster of TFG